http://costslawreports.co.ukCosts Law Reports provide the only dedicated, authoritative source of costs cases, both civil and criminal, available both in print and online.Judicial review; whether the High Court’s general discretion under s 51 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 to award inter partes costs applied to criminal judicial review proceedings.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/R_Bates_v_Highbury_Corner_Magistrates_Court_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_1_5579https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/R_Bates_v_Highbury_Corner_Magistrates_Court_and_Another_2026_Costs_LR_1_5579Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:55:17 +0000Consequentials: appropriate costs order to make where the defence had not been struck out, but the conduct of the defendant had been out of the norm.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Bellhouse_and_Another_v_Zurich_Insurance_plc_2025_Costs_LR_1915_5578https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Bellhouse_and_Another_v_Zurich_Insurance_plc_2025_Costs_LR_1915_5578Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:57:23 +0000Costs of action: deciding who was the successful party and entitled to the costs in a patent action relating to three patents.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/DSM_IP_Assets_BV_and_Another_v_Algal_Omega_3_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1885_5577https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/DSM_IP_Assets_BV_and_Another_v_Algal_Omega_3_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1885_5577Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:35:46 +0000Variation of a costs order: whether the court had jurisdiction to vary a costs order and to stay enforcement of an order for a payment on account pending appeal.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Santander_UK_plc_v_CCP_Graduate_School_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1867_5576https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Santander_UK_plc_v_CCP_Graduate_School_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1867_5576Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:57:15 +0000Family law costs: factors to apply when deciding to make a costs order in proceedings involving children and in favour of a charity under s 194 of the Legal Services Act 2007.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mahmoud_v_Glanville_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1831_5575https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Mahmoud_v_Glanville_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1831_5575Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:44:19 +0000Summary assessment: factors to apply where the hourly rates and the time spent by the paying party significantly exceeded that claimed by the receiving party.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cohen_and_Another_v_Co_operative_Group_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1853_5572https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Cohen_and_Another_v_Co_operative_Group_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1853_5572Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:28:56 +0000Security for costs: whether there had been a change of circumstance justifying a variation of earlier order for security under CPR Part 25.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Craft_Development_SCI_v_Actis_LLP_a_Firm_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1785_5574https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Craft_Development_SCI_v_Actis_LLP_a_Firm_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1785_5574Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:54:15 +0000Third party costs orders: the court could not make a costs order against a person who had never been a party to the principal claim in which the order had been made, nor given notice of the potential non-party costs order.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Tates_Agents_Ltd_and_Another_v_Nicholas_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1813_5573https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Tates_Agents_Ltd_and_Another_v_Nicholas_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1813_5573Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:04:40 +0000Consequentials: whether the costs of action should be awarded on the indemnity basis, meaning that the last approved costs budget would be irrelevant at detailed assessment.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Malhotra_Leisure_Ltd_v_Aviva_Insurance_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1771_5571https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Malhotra_Leisure_Ltd_v_Aviva_Insurance_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1771_5571Tue, 27 Jan 2026 14:34:32 +0000Aarhus convention: factors to take into account upon application to increase the costs caps in proceedings in which the Aarhus Convention 2001 applied.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/R_The_Badger_Trust_and_Another_v_Natural_England_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1751_5570https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/R_The_Badger_Trust_and_Another_v_Natural_England_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1751_5570Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:09:19 +0000Consequentials: appropriate basis of assessment and level of a payment on account in a failed defamation action.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Clarke_v_Guardian_News_Media_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1739_5569https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Clarke_v_Guardian_News_Media_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1739_5569Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:08:48 +0000Consequentials: factors to apply in deciding whether there should be an order for an immediate detailed assessment of costs in the absence of earlier agreement.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/CRF_I_Ltd_v_Banco_Nacional_De_Cuba_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1729_5568https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/CRF_I_Ltd_v_Banco_Nacional_De_Cuba_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1729_5568Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:14:24 +0000Costs and currency conversion: whether an award of costs should be denominated in a particular currency where it had fallen markedly against another currency in which the court had ordered it to be paid.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Process_Industrial_Developments_Ltd_v_The_Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria_2025_Costs_LR_1719_5567https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Process_Industrial_Developments_Ltd_v_The_Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria_2025_Costs_LR_1719_5567Fri, 19 Dec 2025 15:14:16 +0000Costs capping orders: an order was refused where costs would be recoverable from various tenants who had chosen not to be involved in an appeal if the landlord successfully defended the appeal.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Spender_and_Others_v_FIT_Nominee_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1711_5566https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Spender_and_Others_v_FIT_Nominee_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1711_5566Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:38:01 +0000Consequentials: principles to apply where costs involved multiple parties and the court was required to apply the principle that an unsuccessful party should not have to pay two sets of costs.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Jon_Flowith_Partners_v_Greaves_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1703_5565https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Jon_Flowith_Partners_v_Greaves_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1703_5565Tue, 16 Dec 2025 10:37:52 +0000Consequentials: whether there should be a departure from the usual order that an amending party pay the costs of and occasioned by the amendment.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lee_and_Another_v_BDB_Pitmans_LLP_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1697_5564https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lee_and_Another_v_BDB_Pitmans_LLP_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1697_5564Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:47:21 +0000Costs budgeting: factors to apply when deciding whether costs budgeting should be ordered in a case pleaded at £340m.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/White_and_Others_v_Uber_London_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1689_5563https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/White_and_Others_v_Uber_London_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1689_5563Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:47:11 +0000Family law costs: whether a costs order in the husband's favour in the Supreme Court could be set off against a costs order of the Court of Appeal in favour of the wife.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Potanina_v_Potanin_No_2_Costs_2025_Costs_LR_1681_5562https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Potanina_v_Potanin_No_2_Costs_2025_Costs_LR_1681_5562Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:47:01 +0000Relief from sanctions: factors to take into account on an application for relief following the filing and serving of a costs budget two years and four months late.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Right_Support_Management_Ltd_v_The_London_Borough_of_Hillingdon_2025_Costs_LR_1669_5561https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Right_Support_Management_Ltd_v_The_London_Borough_of_Hillingdon_2025_Costs_LR_1669_5561Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:46:43 +0000Consequentials: whether interest was payable on the VAT element of the judgment debt and the additional amounts payable under CPR 36.17(4) where the claimant had beaten its own offer.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Pharos_Offshore_Group_Ltd_v_Keynvor_Morlift_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1655_5560https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Pharos_Offshore_Group_Ltd_v_Keynvor_Morlift_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1655_5560Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:13:02 +0000Consequentials: factors to consider in determining the costs of an appeal and the costs below, and whether Norwich Pharmacal costs were costs of the action or damages.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Hamblin_and_Another_v_Moorwand_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1645_5559https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Hamblin_and_Another_v_Moorwand_Ltd_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1645_5559Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:01:13 +0000Funding arrangements: factors to apply in deciding whether the judge below had been correct to strike out the action because the claimant had failed to comply with an unless order requiring confirmation that funding arrangements were in place.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Kireeva_v_Zolotova_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1627_5558https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Kireeva_v_Zolotova_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1627_5558Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:01:11 +0000Indemnity principle in detailed assessment proceedings; whether the receiving party should be put to its election under CPR 47 PD 13.13 to disclose its retainer to the paying party or to rely upon other evidence to demonstrate compliance with the indemnity principle.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Saint_Benedict_s_Land_Trust_Ltd_v_London_Borough_of_Camden_Council_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1569_5557https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Saint_Benedict_s_Land_Trust_Ltd_v_London_Borough_of_Camden_Council_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1569_5557Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:01:10 +0000Discontinuance: whether the permission to appeal should be given against decisions made about costs following service of notice of continuance under CPR Part 38.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Elphicke_v_Times_Media_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1547_5556https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Elphicke_v_Times_Media_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1547_5556Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:28:26 +0000Security for costs under CPR Part 25: whether an ATE policy was sufficient to comply with an order for security and, if not, the time limit for making appropriate refinements.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lloyds_Developments_Ltd_v_Accor_HotelServices_UK_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1453_5555https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Lloyds_Developments_Ltd_v_Accor_HotelServices_UK_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1453_5555Tue, 25 Nov 2025 14:28:24 +0000Consequentials: whether costs should be reserved at the conclusion of the quantum trial or dealt with immediately.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Illiquidx_Ltd_v_Altana_Wealth_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1615_5554https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Illiquidx_Ltd_v_Altana_Wealth_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1615_5554Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:02:47 +0000Security for costs: whether it was just to make an order for security under CPR Part 25 where a bank held funds in the defendant’s client account belonging to the claimant and the evidence that the bank would suffer real jeopardy if they were released was thin.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Virgo_Marine_and_Another_v_Reed_Smith_LLP_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1345_5553https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Virgo_Marine_and_Another_v_Reed_Smith_LLP_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1345_5553Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:32:38 +0000Civil committal proceedings: whether a recovery of defence costs order could be made under the Criminal Legal Aid (Recovery of Defence Costs Orders) Regulations 2013.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Isbilen_v_Turk_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1287_5552https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Isbilen_v_Turk_and_Another_2025_Costs_LR_1287_5552Tue, 04 Nov 2025 15:32:43 +0000When dealing with consequentials, whether there should be a summary assessment of costs in respect of a schedule of £500,000 in matters concluded within one day.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Peter_Waddell_Holdco_Ltd_and_Another_v_Bluebell_Cars_Holding_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1261_5551https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Peter_Waddell_Holdco_Ltd_and_Another_v_Bluebell_Cars_Holding_Ltd_and_Others_2025_Costs_LR_1261_5551Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:43:40 +0000Consequentials: where the court had made an order for indemnity basis costs, whether to grant an application to vary the costs budget under CPR 3.15(A).https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Xtellus_Capital_Partners_Inc_v_DL_Invest_Group_PM_SA_2025_Costs_LR_1593_5550https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Xtellus_Capital_Partners_Inc_v_DL_Invest_Group_PM_SA_2025_Costs_LR_1593_5550Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:32:19 +0000Non-party costs orders: liability of credit hire companies for non-party costs orders in failed personal injury claims where those companies were the real party to the litigation.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Tescher_v_Direct_Accident_Management_Ltd_AXA_Insurance_UK_plc_v_Spectra_Drive_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1203_5549https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Tescher_v_Direct_Accident_Management_Ltd_AXA_Insurance_UK_plc_v_Spectra_Drive_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1203_5549Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:46:27 +0000Consequentials: whether an unsuccessful litigant in person should pay the costs of a lost application with a summary assessment and no stay.https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Century_Property_Leeds_Ltd_v_Eville_Jones_Group_Ltd_Aldiss_and_Others_v_Embark_Pension_Trustees_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1605_5548https://costslawreports.co.uk/reports/Century_Property_Leeds_Ltd_v_Eville_Jones_Group_Ltd_Aldiss_and_Others_v_Embark_Pension_Trustees_Ltd_2025_Costs_LR_1605_5548Tue, 30 Sep 2025 15:08:50 +0000